Lot Essay
Two related house altars from the Museo Inconfidencia are illustrated in E. de Cerqueira Falcão, Reliquias da Terra do Ouro, São Paulo, Brasil, 1946, pp. 244-245.
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A BRAZILIAN POLYCHROME AND PARCEL-GILTWOOD HOUSE ALTAR
LATE 18TH CENTURY, MINAS GERAIS
With pierced foliate top and serpentine frame enclosing glass slips and fitted two tiers mounted with an assortment of soapstone figures including Cristo Morto, St. Sebastian, and St. Anne and the Virgin, above a scene of the Adoration, on cabriole feet
27¼in. (69.5cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 5in. (13cm.) deep
LATE 18TH CENTURY, MINAS GERAIS
With pierced foliate top and serpentine frame enclosing glass slips and fitted two tiers mounted with an assortment of soapstone figures including Cristo Morto, St. Sebastian, and St. Anne and the Virgin, above a scene of the Adoration, on cabriole feet
27¼in. (69.5cm.) high, 13in. (33cm.) wide, 5in. (13cm.) deep